USAG Stuttgart, Host-Nation Fire Departments Honor Fallen First Responders at 9/11 Memorial Event

Story by Balmina Sehra September 11, 2025 at 09:08AM U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart’s Fire and Emergency Services and host-nation fire departments honored fallen first responders with a 9/11 memorial event Sept. 11 on Panzer Kaserne in Stuttgart, Germany..

Pocket Sized Intel: Fighting wildfire with data

Story by Andrew Avitt September 10, 2025 at 04:53PM The nature of wildfires has changed. A warmer, drier climate. Denser forests. Dead and dying trees from invasive species and disease. All have contributed to wildfires that burn hotter, longer, at all times of year, causing more damage. The information we use to fight fire has changed as well. One hundred years ago wildland firefighters were lucky if they had a map.

RAF Alconbury/Molesworth firefighters team up with UK paramedics for joint training

Story by Tech. Sgt. Jessica Avallone September 10, 2025 at 01:24PM Firefighters from the 423rd Civil Engineer Squadron’s Fire and Emergency Services (CES F&ES) flight joined forces with Mid Anglia General Practitioner Accident Service (Magpas) Air Ambulance critical care paramedics and doctors Aug. 28 for a day of high-intensity emergency response training.

Beyond the Firelines: Once a Life Saver, Always a Life Saver

Story by Andrew Avitt September 08, 2025 at 01:04PM They put on the uniform every day. The country’s first responders, Emergency Medical Technicians, firefighters and law enforcement. USDA Forest Service too has its ranks of those that go forth into situations that put themselves at risk to help others. But even when the emergency subsides, and the uniform comes off there’s a dedication that doesn’t.

Timing of Fire Study

Story by Andrew Avitt September 08, 2025 at 12:06PM October 29-30, 2022, wildland firefighters from the Stanislaus National Forest, and researchers from the Forest Service’s Pacific Southwest research station conducted a 21 acre prescribed burn on the Tuolumne Experimental forest